diff --git a/src/text/CharacterStyle.js b/src/text/CharacterStyle.js
index 9367700a..76502100 100644
--- a/src/text/CharacterStyle.js
+++ b/src/text/CharacterStyle.js
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@
 
 var CharacterStyle = this.CharacterStyle = PathStyle.extend({
 	initialize: function(style) {
-		this.fontSize = style.fontSize || 10;
-		this.font = style.font || 'sans-serif';
+		Base.initialize(this, style, {
+			fontSize: 10,
+			font: 'sans-serif'
+		});
 		this.base(style);
 	},
 	
diff --git a/src/text/ParagraphStyle.js b/src/text/ParagraphStyle.js
index 57135d45..6241858b 100644
--- a/src/text/ParagraphStyle.js
+++ b/src/text/ParagraphStyle.js
@@ -16,11 +16,9 @@
 
 var ParagraphStyle = this.ParagraphStyle = Base.extend({
 	initialize: function(style) {
-		this.justification = (style && style.justification) || 'left';
-	},
-
-	clone: function() {
-		return new PathStyle(this);
+		Base.initialize(this, style, {
+			justification: 'left'
+		});
 	},
 
 	statics: {